[squeak-dev] smalltalk evolution

info at tomsik.cz info at tomsik.cz
Tue May 31 23:10:22 UTC 2011


On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:15:50 +0200, Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com>  
wrote:

introducing concept itself is not a problem, rewriting/generating  
libraries will be harder.

>> I think about it - I was just curious about:
>> 1. if there is any effort to change squeak on language level
>
> I joining to what Nicolas said: try eating own food.
> Implement new syntax, implement some library on it.
> Show results, proving that changing syntax make things less complex,
> easier to read and understand,
> and of course easier and faster to implement.
> Otherwise its just a voice in the desert.
>
>> 2. what do people who already implemented one successful language, think
>> about what I've just written
>
> i don't know. Maybe you should ask them instead?
> Ask perl author(s) or ruby author(s), what they thinking about what
> you just wrote.
> (especially Ruby one, which has no formally defined grammar).
>
> I would really like to know what they thinking.
> Seriously & Pun intended.
>


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